JSP Cookies

Iam having problems to set cookies in my Bean...could anyone plz help me!!

I am able to read JSP cookies but when i set into my bean..When i read into selection attribute of the dropdown itz not reading into it..it probably going into bean's constructor and loads the default value.

I have been struggling with the order the methods getz compiled..PAI then events and then the PBO...This is wat i know..

Help me out!!